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Focused efforts to advance biomedical research and address important health challenges through coordinated research, collaboration, and innovation.

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NIH Research Matters

A weekly update of research advances from the National Institutes of Health.

 

NIH...Turning Discovery Into Health®

Revolutionary ideas often come from unexpected directions. Many concepts and tools central to understanding and improving health have come from basic, untargeted research. NIH not only supports these basic advances but also conducts the clinical and translational research that transforms discoveries into medical practice.

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Science, Health, and Public Trust

Tools to help improve the quality and usefulness of information for the public about science and health.

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Science Education

Our STEM Teaching Resources site offers free STEM education materials

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Driving Discovery through Open Innovation

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